Definitions For Kniving

Etymology 1

Inflected form of knive.

Pronunciation

/naɪvɪŋ/Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (has the lemma knive)

Verb

{{present participle of, en, knive, nocat=1}}

References

Etymology 2

Possibly from misunderstanding of the spoken word {{IPAchar, /k(ə)naɪvɪŋ/}} as kniving with a pronounced k, perhaps influenced by its semantic associations with backstabbing and knife, knives.

Adjective

(not comparable) {{form of, en, misconstruction, misconstruction, conniving}}

Noun

KNIVING (uncountable) {{form of, en, misconstruction, misconstruction, conniving}}

Is Kniving a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Kniving is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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